Michael Sakane
Michael's Profile
(Updated September 2021)
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year
Senior
hometown
Setegaya, Japan
high school
Kokushikan
other college
Jacksonville
Honors:
- 2018 ASUN Freshman of the Year
- 2018 ASUN All-Freshmen Team
- 2018 ASUN All-Tournament Team
- 2018 ASUN Co-Player of the Week
- 2019 Medalist Honors at ECU Intercollegiate
- 2021 PING All-Southeast Region team
- 2021 First-Team All-ASUN
- 2021 All-Academic Team
Career:
- 35 tournaments, 102 rounds, average score of 72.22, lowest round of 63, 23 rounds in the 60’s, 44 rounds at par or better, 1 win and 10 top-10 finishes.
Senior Season at Florida State (2021-22):
- Shot a 8-over 218 (74-74-70) at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invite.
Redshirt Junior Season at Jacksonville (2021):
- Played in 10 tournaments (30 rounds), finishing with a scoring average of 71.40.
- Lowest round of 63, with 11 rounds in the 60’s, and 15 rounds at par or better.
- Placed third in the ASUN Championship (206, -7).
- Four top-10 finishes.
- Finished 2nd in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional (203, -13).
- Competed as an individual in the NCAA Championship.
Junior Season at Jacksonville (2019-20):
- Played in 6 tournaments (18 rounds), finishing with a scoring average of 71.38.
- Lowest round of 64, with 5 rounds in the 60’s, and 8 rounds at par or better.
- T2 at Golfweek Program Challenge.
- *season cut short due to COVID*
Sophomore Season at Jacksonville (2018-19):
- Played in 10 tournaments (29 rounds), finishing with a scoring average of 72.66.
- Lowest round of 65, with 5 rounds in the 60’s, and 13 rounds at par or better.
- ECU Intercollegiate Champion (209, -7).
- Three top-10 finishes.
Freshman Season at Jacksonville (2017-18):
- Played in 9 tournaments (25 rounds), finishing with a scoring average of 73.44.
- Lowest round of 68, with 2 rounds in the 60’s, and 8 rounds at par or better.
- Best finish: Twice at T5.
- T5 at ASUN Championship; qualified to place on ASUN All-Tournament Team.
Before Jacksonville:
- Won the Japan Junior Golf Association Ryo Ishikawa Junior Championship in 2016.
- Received an invitation to the Thunderbird International Junior Championship.
- Placed second at the Japan High School Championship his junior year.
- Competed in the Japan Junior National Championship his freshman and sophomore year.
- A member of the U-18 Japan National Team in 2015.
